From an Africa-centred idea to a continental policy network.
Africa Policy Institute was conceived in 2005 by African policy experts, former senior government officials, intellectuals and media practitioners who saw the need for a continental institution capable of producing Africa-centred research and strategic analysis.
The Institute was formally registered in Pretoria, South Africa, in January 2007 as a not-for-profit institution, and later established Nairobi as its strategic headquarters and policy engagement base.
African experts frame a continental research institution.
API formally registered as a not-for-profit think tank.
A strategic vantage point for policy engagement and field research.
Experts and associates across more than 40 African countries.
Scientia est Potentia
API emerged from the optimism of the African Renaissance and the conviction that credible policy knowledge could become a true north for peace, development and shared prosperity.
See how API turns institutional experience into forward-looking analysis and engagement.